Ref: 1521
Marsh Landscape
Eugène Chigot
Ref: 1521
Marsh Landscape
Eugène Chigot
Circa 1915
60 x 92 cm (23⁵/₈ x 36¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower left: Eugène Chigot
60 x 92 cm (23⁵/₈ x 36¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower left: Eugène Chigot
Provenance: Private collection Bordeaux, France
Literature: Eugène Chigot, Itinaires, Antoine Descheemaeker-Colle
Description: oil on canvas
A small rowing boat has moored under willow branches on the shore of a marshy lake in the foreground of this painting by Chigot. The water's surface reflects the surrounding nature and the two rural houses on the waterfront in a play of colours. In the background, a covered bridge completes the landscape scene.
The relaxed atmosphere of Chigot's other landscapes is also evident here and has a calming effect when viewing the work. One could almost think one could hear the gentle lapping of the water and the beautiful sounds of nature.
A small rowing boat has moored under willow branches on the shore of a marshy lake in the foreground of this painting by Chigot. The water's surface reflects the surrounding nature and the two rural houses on the waterfront in a play of colours. In the background, a covered bridge completes the landscape scene.
The relaxed atmosphere of Chigot's other landscapes is also evident here and has a calming effect when viewing the work. One could almost think one could hear the gentle lapping of the water and the beautiful sounds of nature.
Eugène Chigot
Eugène Chigot (1860–1923) was a French painter of northern light, closely linked to the Étaples artists’ colony and the Opal Coast. Trained first by his father, the painter Alphonse Chigot, and later at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he absorbed both realist and impressionist ideas while keeping a strong regional identity. His beaches, ports, dunes and rural scenes are built from loose, atmospheric brushwork, fresh colour and a sensitive study of weather, tides and changing skies.
Alongside Henri Le Sidaner, he helped develop the artistic life of Étaples and later became a founder of the Salon d’Automne. Chigot’s work often balances everyday coastal labour with poetic luminosity. Fishing boats, shorelines, village streets and wide horizons appear alive with wind, reflection and season. His landscapes preserve the modern, open-air spirit of French painting while remaining deeply rooted in place, observation and the mutable drama of the northern sea coast itself.
Alongside Henri Le Sidaner, he helped develop the artistic life of Étaples and later became a founder of the Salon d’Automne. Chigot’s work often balances everyday coastal labour with poetic luminosity. Fishing boats, shorelines, village streets and wide horizons appear alive with wind, reflection and season. His landscapes preserve the modern, open-air spirit of French painting while remaining deeply rooted in place, observation and the mutable drama of the northern sea coast itself.
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